It turns out, they were the main characters.

As a result, Gongsun Xiong was the one who suffered.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoxi could only softly hum in agreement, and under Wei Mengrou's guidance, she left the battlefield where a terrifying battle was about to erupt.

On this day, Gongsun Xiong was seriously injured.

On that very day, news of one of the examiners from the Liangyi Sect descending the mountain and arriving in Tianxuan City spread throughout the city in an instant, sparking heated discussions among the people.

Chapter 44: Triangles are the most stable.

The next morning.

Mu Zhian arrived at Bai Ruoxi's room early in the morning and knocked on the door.

"Please come in." A sickly, beautiful, and slightly tired voice came from inside. Mu Zhian pushed open the door and saw the girl sitting upright in front of the bed.

She wore a flowing white dress, her hair cascading down to her slender waist, and her cherry lips were slightly pursed.

After Mu Zhian sat down opposite her, Bai Ruoxi looked up at him and asked in a clear, pleasant voice, "Young Master Mu, is there any news from my father?"

Ever since returning to the Mu family yesterday, Bai Ruoxi has been worried about her father's situation. Even though she knew that Gongsun Xiong was not in good condition when they were in the Dragon Head Forest, she still couldn't help but feel anxious.

"Gongsun Xiong was attacked and seriously injured yesterday, and he's still in bed. How do you think your father is doing now?" Mu Zhian asked with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Bai Ruoxi finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then, a hint of coldness quickly returned to her eyes. "It's a pity that he still managed to return safely to the Gongsun family."

Mu Zhian shook his head and said, "It was Uncle Bai who let him go back."

"If Uncle Bai hadn't held back, Gongsun Xiong would be dead by now."

The strength of Bai's father and Gongsun Xiong should be roughly equal. However, Gongsun Xiong suffered heavy losses in yesterday's battle with the man in black robes. Given Bai's father's recklessness, if he had really gone all out, Gongsun Xiong would most likely not have survived.

Bai Ruoxi raised her head slightly, her brows furrowing: "So it was my father who let him go?"

"Why……?"

"That means your dad is quite smart; he's rough around the edges but meticulous at heart."

Mu Zhian picked up the teacup in front of him, poured himself a cup of tea, and said, "Even if Gongsun Xiong is dead, the Gongsun family will have a second Gongsun Xiong, or even a third. His death is useless."

How could an ancient family that has existed in Tianxuan City for so long decline simply because its patriarch died?

With Gongsun Xiong gone, someone else will immediately take his place, and might even do a better job.

The current situation is already the best possible outcome.

Gongsun Xiong has an inexplicable obsession with power. Even though he is seriously injured now, he is unlikely to completely delegate power to others. In this way, he can at least delay the development of the Gongsun family.

Gongsun Xiong when he is seriously injured is more useful than Gongsun Xiong when he is dead or in his prime.

"How are you feeling?" Mu Zhian asked.

Bai Ruoxi smiled faintly: "It's all over now. The Heavenly Qi purified the toxins left on my shoulder last night."

As she spoke, she raised her right hand.

In the palm of his hand, a milky white sphere the size of a teacup quietly appeared.

This is the essence of the Way of Heaven.

Mu Zhian reached out and touched it slightly, feeling a warm sensation on his fingertips, which made him squint his eyes comfortably.

Then, with a hint of praise, he exclaimed, "Truly worthy of being a sacred object passed down from ancient times. With this, even a pig could probably reach the Void Returning Realm in the future."

Bai Ruoxi frowned slightly, feeling as if she were being mocked.

She gave Mu Zhian a deep look, then softly hummed in agreement.

After a slight hesitation, he said, "If you don't mind, Young Master Mu, please take it. You need it more than I do."

Mu Zhian had wasted too much time cultivating in the past, but if he could now utilize the effects of the Heavenly Dao Qi in his cultivation, he might be able to catch up with his peers.

Mu Zhian's eyes flickered slightly. To be honest, he was indeed somewhat interested in the Qi of Heaven.

This thing can make ordinary people leap over the dragon gate and enter the ranks of geniuses, which is really tempting.

He tried to grasp the power of Heaven, but he only managed to grasp it from afar.

Looking down, he saw that the Heavenly Dao Qi had disappeared into his palm and then entered Bai Ruoxi's body at an extremely fast speed.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

“The power of Heaven only chooses those with great fortune as hosts. It seems it thinks I’m an unlucky guy and refuses to follow me,” Mu Zhian chuckled, but he wasn’t annoyed.

Although he was indeed somewhat tempted by the power of the Heavenly Dao, Mu Zhian was still quite aware of his own luck, after all, he was still considered a 'supporting character'.

How could a 'supporting character,' especially an unlucky supporting character who was initially used as a stepping stone, possibly attract the aura of the heavens?

However, on the other hand, the Qi of Heaven will automatically be attracted to those with great fortune. In other words, in terms of the Qi of Heaven, Bai Ruoxi's fortune is actually higher than that of Ye Yu, the so-called 'protagonist'.

No... Based on our previous guesses, it was probably simply attracted by that bronze sword.

The more Mu Zhian thought about it, the more fortunate he felt. He might not have been very lucky, but at least he was a pay-to-win player.

Stopping Ye Yu at the auction house and forcibly buying the bronze fragment was absolutely the right thing to do.

"Young Master Mu, what are your plans for the next step?" Bai Ruoxi suddenly asked in a low voice.

After spending these days together, she had subconsciously become somewhat dependent on Mu Zhian, or rather, she had unconditionally trusted him.

Mu Zhian came to his senses, thought for a moment, and said, "Senior Sister Lan has been a great help this time. I would like to invite her to rest at the Mu residence for a few days, and then we can set off together for the Liangyi Sect when the sect assessment comes."

Lan Mulian entered Tianxuan City yesterday and is currently staying at an inn. All the forces around her hope to host her... The Mu family is no exception.

However, Mu Zhian didn't have that much thought in mind. He simply wanted to entertain Lan Mulian. As for whether or not he would receive special treatment, it didn't make any difference to him, since he was already a "directly admitted student".

The female cultivator in the Refining Spirit Realm he mentioned... Bai Ruoxi's smile slowly faded a bit.

She lowered her eyes slightly, her long, curled eyelashes partially obscuring her dark eyes.

For some reason, I have a strange feeling of unease.

After a long silence, she suddenly asked softly, "What about my mother?"

In fact, ever since she discovered Bai Yuanfeng's secret, she had been wanting to ask Mu Zhian what he thought of Bai Yuanfeng, but she hadn't been able to muster the courage to ask.

Logically speaking, given the Mu family's strength, any attempt to annex the three major powers would be met with ruthless extermination once discovered.

She didn't know if Mu Zhian was already considering taking action, or if he had other motives.

Mu Zhian clearly saw Bai Ruoxi's worries and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry, we need to have evidence before we take action. What if we wrongly accuse an innocent person by making baseless guesses and then acting recklessly?"

"Besides, there are still many suspicious things about her now."

How could a mere Qi Refining cultivator have the audacity to annex the three great families?

There is probably someone behind Bai Yuanfeng.

Or maybe this woman is just too stupid.

When considering an enemy, one should not think of them as a fool.

Bai Ruoxi stared at Mu Zhian, her mouth slightly open. She wanted to say that her mother had already gone into the room with Gongsun Xiong, so what could possibly happen? But in the end, she held back.

After chatting for a few more minutes in the room, Bai Ruoxi got up and left the Mu family home because she was worried about her parents.

Mu Zhian did not stop her, but simply ordered his servants to prepare a carriage to take her back.

He was also quite curious about how Bai's father would treat his wife now... He, as an outsider, couldn't easily observe, but Bai Ruoxi could.

Watching Bai Ruoxi leave in her carriage, Mu Zhian withdrew his gaze and turned back to the Mu residence.

"Is it really okay to just let her go back like this? Aren't you afraid that she will be implicated because of the Bai family's affairs and be retaliated against by Gongsun Xiong?" A clear voice suddenly came from beside me.

It was Wei Mengrou, who was always by their side. She had been following behind the two of them without being noticed by anyone.

Mu Zhian glanced at Wei Mengrou, who was dressed in a yellow dress and had a beautiful face, shook his head and smiled: "Gongsun Xiong won't do that... at least not in the short term."

Seeing that Wei Mengrou seemed a little puzzled, Mu Zhian asked, "Suppose that something happened between me and Sister Mengrou today that only lovers would have an intimate relationship, would you chase me all over Tianxuan City with a sword, making it known to everyone?"

Wei Mengrou said calmly, "If you really do that, you won't even be able to escape the Mu family."

She paused for a moment, then continued, "However... you're right."

"If it were me, I wouldn't want others to know about this either."

“This morning, people from the Gongsun family came by, and some from the Ye family were also loitering at the door, wanting to see you,” Wei Mengrou suddenly added.

Gongsun Xiong still doubts that the Heavenly Dao Qi resides with you.

"Ignore them." Mu Zhian waved his hand. "Even if the Heavenly Dao Qi weren't with me right now, so what? They can't force me to spit out the Heavenly Dao Qi, can they?"

Even if Mu Zhi'an were willing to agree, those old fogies in the Mu family would never agree.

“And Sister Mengrou will protect me, won’t she?” Mu Zhian continued.

Wei Mengrou pursed her lips and said, "It was just that Madam specifically instructed me before she left, it wasn't that I wanted to protect you on my own initiative."

"I understand, I understand, that's called being arrogant..." Mu Zhian nodded, not exposing her, and changed the subject, saying, "Has no one from the Morning Light Chamber of Commerce come here?"

"They've arrived, but they didn't ask about the Heavenly Dao Qi; they just brought two bottles of healing pills."

As Wei Mengrou said this, a hint of confusion appeared in her eyes, and she said softly, "They should have wanted the Qi of Heaven too... but they left without even asking. It's a bit strange."

“Not surprising.” Mu Zhian and the maid walked along the path in the courtyard.

A beautiful woman dressed in an ancient yellow dress walked gracefully beside him. The thin fabric of her dress could barely conceal her two high, firm breasts, and her slender waist swayed from side to side, exuding a captivating and beautiful charm.

While inwardly marveling at the maid's magnanimity, Mu Zhian couldn't help but glance at her a few more times before subtly averting his gaze and speaking:

"The reason why the Morning Light Chamber of Commerce dared to attack the Bai family's business before was because they knew that the Bai family patriarch had been attacked and seriously injured, and that the Gongsun family was suppressing them head-on. Now that they heard that the Bai family patriarch had returned, they would naturally want to change their tune and add another layer of insurance for themselves."

A shrewd businessman like Master Huang of the Dawn Chamber of Commerce is not most afraid of competing with enemies of equal intelligence, but rather of reckless fools.

As long as it was a blow to the Bai family's business, Bai's father could tolerate it.

But if they wanted the Bai family to die, given the character of Bai's father, that crude and uncouth martial artist, he might dare to go all out and trade one for one with the Dawn Chamber of Commerce.

Merchants value their lives, and what they fear most are also such crude and uncouth men.

"In the end, the Dawn Chamber of Commerce is betting on both sides; they'll side with whoever is stronger."

“They’re just opportunists,” Wei Mengrou said casually.

Then he asked, "Are you planning to accept their kindness?"